CNN BLACKMAILS kid who made Trump video; then gets VERY bad news

Who knew CNN would take up the role of “internet morality police” for the rest of us?

After President Donald Trump posted a video on Twitter showing him tackling World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon (with a CNN logo imposed over his face), CNN decided to try to play the victim, as if this tweet was going to lead to an epidemic of journalists being body-slammed by rogue pro-Trump vigilantes.

Taking things a step further, CNN decided to take the liberty of identifying the Reddit user who created the image (who turned out to be a 15-year-old kid), then threatened to release his identity if he doesn’t tone down his web presence (as he’d made a number of racist and anti-Semitic comments on Reddit).

After noting that the Reddit user responsible had apologized profusely for his other comments, that’s when CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski admits to blackmailing the kid (and yes, the kid’s screen name really is HanA**holeSolo).

While no one is condoning the comments for which the kid has since apologized, it was a bit odd to see CNN taking on the role of Big Brother, keeping tabs on the subject of a story to make sure he stays in line (under threat of having his identity exposed). Not long after CNN published the story in which they detail how they tracked the Reddit user down, the hashtag #CNNBlackmail began trending on Twitter.

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Lieutenant Colonel West served 22 years in the United States Army and was elected to serve in the United States Congress in 2010. Allen is a Fox News Contributor and author of Guardian of the Republic: An American Ronin’s Journey to Faith, Family and Freedom.